Northern Cheyenne Tribal Jail

Northern Cheyenne Tribal Jail Information

The Northern Cheyenne Reservation spans 440,000 acres, with Lame Deer acting as the tribe capital. The tribe is known as "Tsis tsis'tas" (Tse-TSES-tas), which translates to "the beautiful people."

Tribe: Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana

Phone: 406-477-4841

Physical Address:
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Jail
600 South Cheyenne Avenue
Lame Deer, MT 59043

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Jail
PO Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043

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Understanding US Bureau of Indian Affairs

Because the legal system in ‘Indian Country’ operates outside of the legal jurisdiction of the cities, counties and states where the individual Indian Reservations are located, and the land is wholly owned and governed by the Tribes, the jails and detention centers on those lands are maintained and run by the individual Tribes. The police that provide the security and enforce the laws and the courts that mete out justice are also controlled by the individual Tribes.

There are over 90 jails and detention centers throughout Indian Country, of which, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Justice Services (OJS) staffs and operates a quarter of these facilities. The remainder are operated by Tribes through the PL 93-638, Self-Governance Compacts and a few are fully funded and operated by a tribe. Each jail is unique in operation and location.

Indian Reservation and Tribal laws also fall under the legal jurisdiction of the federal government. If a federal law has been broken, the Department of Justice may get involved. In that case, a convicted person from a crime committed on Indian Lands may be required to serve their time within the BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons).

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